Lauren EckhardtLauren Eckhardt is a writer of middle-grade, young adult, and women's fiction stories. She became addicted to writing at an early age and would gift her stories to family, friends, and teachers. After she won her first Young Author's award for "The Lcker that Ate My Books," she knew writing stories for other people to read was all she wanted to do. She currently lives in Illinois with her husband and two sons, writing and reading nonstop. www.AuthorLaurenEckhardt.com Read More Read Less